Using Vintage Decanters - Collecting Tiki

R rupe33 Tiki Socialite DC Metro Area (MD) Joined: Dec 08, 2004 Posts: 376	R rupe33 Posted posted on Tue, Aug 23, 2005 9:39 AM Am looking for some advice - scored a green Kahlua decanter while antiquing this weekend. It actually looks more India-ish than tiki, but whatever. It's pretty tall so since it'll be taking up significant bar space, thought I might as well go ahead and use it for storage. However, the cork and decanter itself still smell faintly of the sweet Kahlua that it formerly housed. There's a photo on the bottom here: Mine's a green one - here's a larger ebay auction pic of a brown one: Since I'm not sure how old it is, I'm wondering... should I use it to store booze? Am not sure if there are any potential leaching or contamination risks. how should I prep it for storing a different sort of liquor? I don't really keep Kahlua, but certainly would like to store some variety of rum in it. Advice/comments/suggestions are sought! cheers, Rupe

Am looking for some advice - scored a green Kahlua decanter while antiquing this weekend. It actually looks more India-ish than tiki, but whatever. It's pretty tall so since it'll be taking up significant bar space, thought I might as well go ahead and use it for storage. However, the cork and decanter itself still smell faintly of the sweet Kahlua that it formerly housed. There's a photo on the bottom here:

Mine's a green one - here's a larger ebay auction pic of a brown one:

Since I'm not sure how old it is, I'm wondering...

should I use it to store booze? Am not sure if there are any potential leaching or contamination risks.
how should I prep it for storing a different sort of liquor? I don't really keep Kahlua, but certainly would like to store some variety of rum in it.

Advice/comments/suggestions are sought!
cheers,
Rupe

Post #181353 by rupe33 on Tue, Aug 23, 2005 9:39 AM